So the congress has agreed to raise the US government's debt ceiling, and everyone here can stop holding their breath. That's good news for me. Mrs Walles and I are off to Washington, DC on Thursday, and had this crisis dragged on I'm sure Obama would have been calling on me for advice. As it is I can relax and take a look at some of the excellent museums while Mrs Walles attends her conference. If you need me though, Barack, I'll be down the street.
Since we'll be staying at a hotel there should be internet access and so I hope to be able to write some blogs from there.
It's going to be an action-packed few days, though. We're taking the train, which I like, and it's practical in the circumstances, but it does mean driving to the airport to park the car then getting a cab to the train station, so it will be an early start on Thursday. Mrs Walles wants to show me around the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and more, which we'll be fitting into the evenings. During the day we'll go our separate ways and I want to see as much as I can: particularly the Smithsonian but also the National Archives (where the constitution and declaration of independence are on display), the White House, the Capitol, and some independent museums if I can.
As I say, I'll try to blog as I go along. If I don't post much in the next couple of days its because of preparations, if I don't post much after that it's because I'm taking in the sights.
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